alumni spotlight
Alicia Florin ’08
opportunities to see the world—literally
and figuratively.” One of her memories
includes playing the trumpet with the
jazz and concert bands in China. “We
performed in several venues in China, but
our performance at the Great Wall was a
real thrill. Bullis certainly took me around
the world and opened my eyes to travel.”
“You should play lacrosse; you’d be great
at it!” exclaimed Bullis Coach (and current
girls athletic director) Kathleen Lloyd to
Alicia Florin. Although she was only in
7th grade at the time and had no prior
experience playing lacrosse, Alicia followed
the coach’s suggestion and tried it out.
Little did she know lacrosse would quickly
become her passion, and later on her
career.
This summer, Alicia became the assistant
women’s lacrosse coach for the team’s
inaugural season at Mercer University
in Macon, Georgia. “I’m really excited to
be at Mercer,” says Alicia, “particularly
because it’s the first season. The girls are
new, I’m new and we have the opportunity
to build this program together, along with
(head coach) Eve Levinson.”
Alicia remembers her time fondly at
Bullis, which she attended from 4th-12th
grade. She credits much of her success in
athletics and in life thus far to her time on
campus, recalling “Bullis gave me great
boundaries when necessary and continue
to look forward. I knew I didn’t want to
give up my passion for lacrosse; I couldn’t
see doing anything else. I want to open
people’s eyes to the sport the same way
Coach Lloyd opened my eyes all those
years ago.”
Alicia was a four-year starter for the
Kenyon College Ladies lacrosse team.
During her college career she was ranked
in the Top 10 in assists, draw controls and
draws per game at Kenyon, and made
All-Conference in 2008 and 2012 for the
North Coast Athletic Conference. Alicia
appreciated the discipline and lessons she
gained from lacrosse, including “how to
work as a team, how to be a leader, and
how to deal with issues maturely—lessons
I’m not sure I would have learned so early
if I hadn’t played lacrosse.”
Following graduation from Kenyon in
2012, Alicia combined her love of lacrosse
and travel and headed to Reading,
England, where she spent two years
working as a local development officer for
the English Lacrosse Association. Alicia
focused her efforts on expanding and
sustaining lacrosse programs in England
and coached several teams at the youth,
high school, university and adult levels.
To Bullis students interested in pursuing
a career in athletics, Alicia offers the
following advice: “Know where you want
to go and work hard to get there. Push
Top left, Alicia’s senior portrait from the 2008 Roll Call yearbook. Above right, Alicia gets ready to pass the ball to her teammate
on the Kenyon College Ladies lacrosse team and Alicia in her official Mercer University athletic photo.
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